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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-345.224458
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-344.860657
Nuclear repulsion energy320.776645
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3249 3249 8.62 194.37 0.11 0.20
2 A' 3243 3243 14.35 95.96 0.14 0.24
3 A' 3233 3233 14.06 82.26 0.75 0.86
4 A' 3221 3221 1.29 78.54 0.71 0.83
5 A' 3209 3209 5.35 47.90 0.43 0.60
6 A' 2947 2947 127.91 120.88 0.29 0.45
7 A' 1780 1780 192.59 75.04 0.33 0.50
8 A' 1668 1668 23.43 76.00 0.53 0.69
9 A' 1651 1651 12.64 11.72 0.54 0.70
10 A' 1545 1545 0.58 1.21 0.27 0.42
11 A' 1507 1507 12.14 1.60 0.23 0.38
12 A' 1444 1444 7.63 4.14 0.62 0.76
13 A' 1393 1393 4.80 0.89 0.72 0.84
14 A' 1352 1352 16.37 1.62 0.51 0.68
15 A' 1244 1244 56.57 23.71 0.27 0.43
16 A' 1204 1204 16.67 6.95 0.19 0.32
17 A' 1199 1199 3.86 9.21 0.66 0.80
18 A' 1114 1114 3.87 0.66 0.30 0.46
19 A' 1055 1055 1.19 9.65 0.11 0.20
20 A' 1021 1021 0.47 24.26 0.10 0.18
21 A' 846 846 30.98 10.08 0.16 0.28
22 A' 663 663 22.31 3.10 0.37 0.54
23 A' 631 631 0.54 5.20 0.75 0.86
24 A' 444 444 0.18 5.33 0.35 0.51
25 A' 222 222 7.83 0.63 0.55 0.71
26 A" 1028 1028 0.08 7.18 0.75 0.86
27 A" 981 981 0.02 0.14 0.75 0.86
28 A" 971 971 0.14 0.01 0.75 0.86
29 A" 930 930 1.30 1.37 0.75 0.86
30 A" 867 867 0.04 5.30 0.75 0.86
31 A" 753 753 56.95 1.54 0.75 0.86
32 A" 667 667 5.03 0.07 0.75 0.86
33 A" 459 459 3.89 0.38 0.75 0.86
34 A" 414 414 0.12 0.03 0.75 0.86
35 A" 237 237 6.69 1.34 0.75 0.86
36 A" 122 122 4.34 2.30 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24254.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24254.3 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.17454 0.05215 0.04015

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.575 0.000
C2 -1.036 -0.370 0.000
C3 -0.734 -1.727 0.000
C4 0.601 -2.146 0.000
C5 1.636 -1.209 0.000
C6 1.334 0.152 0.000
C7 -0.314 2.020 0.000
O8 -1.443 2.483 0.000
H9 0.573 2.687 0.000
H10 -2.059 -0.015 0.000
H11 -1.531 -2.461 0.000
H12 0.834 -3.205 0.000
H13 2.668 -1.538 0.000
H14 2.130 0.891 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.40202.41582.78672.41991.39951.47932.39232.18862.14223.39983.87053.40302.1531
C21.40201.39052.41622.80052.42732.49702.88163.45431.08322.14903.39633.88383.4076
C32.41581.39051.39952.42552.79443.77094.26934.60332.16551.08352.15443.40683.8798
C42.78672.41621.39951.39612.41274.26605.06054.83333.40942.15511.08382.15413.4000
C52.41992.80052.42551.39611.39403.77184.80684.03793.88333.40512.15131.08332.1568
C61.39952.42732.79442.41271.39402.49093.62542.64643.39793.87793.39442.15301.0854
C71.47932.49703.77094.26603.77182.49091.22031.10912.68144.64395.34984.64222.6918
O82.39232.88164.26935.06054.80683.62541.22032.02592.57274.94496.12665.75023.9112
H92.18863.45434.60334.83334.03792.64641.10912.02593.77215.56125.89764.71572.3769
H102.14221.08322.16553.40943.88333.39792.68142.57273.77212.50294.30684.96664.2860
H113.39982.14901.08352.15513.40513.87794.64394.94495.56122.50292.47874.29874.9632
H123.87053.39632.15441.08382.15133.39445.34986.12665.89764.30682.47872.47834.2958
H133.40303.88383.40682.15411.08332.15304.64225.75024.71574.96664.29872.47832.4877
H142.15313.40763.87983.40002.15681.08542.69183.91122.37694.28604.96324.29582.4877

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.788 C1 C2 H10 118.518
C1 C6 C5 120.052 C1 C6 H14 119.567
C1 C7 O8 124.513 C1 C7 H9 114.702
C2 C1 C6 120.089 C2 C1 C7 120.112
C2 C3 C4 119.996 C2 C3 H11 120.093
C3 C2 H10 121.694 C3 C4 C5 120.371
C3 C4 H12 119.821 C4 C3 H11 119.912
C4 C5 C6 119.704 C4 C5 H13 120.108
C5 C4 H12 119.808 C5 C6 H14 120.381
C6 C1 C7 119.799 C6 C5 H13 120.188
O8 C7 H9 120.786
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.004      
2 C -0.100      
3 C -0.103      
4 C -0.091      
5 C -0.104      
6 C -0.121      
7 C 0.268      
8 O -0.410      
9 H 0.072      
10 H 0.135      
11 H 0.113      
12 H 0.112      
13 H 0.112      
14 H 0.111      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.210 -2.315 0.000 3.200
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.322 5.916 -0.002
y 5.916 -46.339 0.003
z -0.002 0.003 -48.103
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.899 5.916 -0.002
y 5.916 -0.127 0.003
z -0.002 0.003 -2.772
Polar
3z2-r2-5.544
x2-y22.017
xy5.916
xz-0.002
yz0.003


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.460 -1.107 0.000
y -1.107 14.678 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 3.888


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 261.734
(<r2>)1/2 16.178